Volume regulator and indicator.



' WITNESSES:

F. L. GROSS. VOLUME REGULATOR AND INDICATOR. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30, 190B.

Patented May 24, mm a INVENTOR FRA K L. flaws BY 15 4 TTO RNE VAT '10 In the manufe cture of eerlain kinds of 35 from its ends alternately, as Lhrough an in Ago To all whom it may camera Be it known that l, FRANK L. Cuoe-s o citizen of the Uni'uV-nl gtutes of America, "resiclin at Detroit in the county of l i eyue I and mate oi llillelllgzuu have invented c rwin new and useful improvements in You rese'ure eozmeo'ted so the 50 1o zerlleete the pressure momume Regulators and luclieutel's, of 'Wl'llCh the following is a speelfic'etion, reference being bad thereln to the aooomoun 11w clyuwuws l t: r)

v.1 wluel: 'w pouuils per minute, a is the emu if the orifice. r; the lessorowl. c a constant so depemling oz: 2 (orificev anal,

in u thin (1' V; be mobile l l l l illuminating and fuel gase mil lhe um Wherem steam 1e fluent-lied to he generating 1 system at some stage or step 1 me 1 l l the 11? us it is necessary :11 order co obtain u Gfifllfil to the a, a definite Valee 1 is 'fouu-u fior .p g we the aperture I e weight per unit oftime {leliwueel ougll, or pouncls of, eteam we: mute, is col'xsequeutly equel to the initial preesm or pm pressure at ml 11 (he Simon is :lellvereu Em o. z. eel LEllll the orifice. like;

in the product, that a definite volume of steam be deliver-e6 the uppurelt (luring a eertain period of time anal that u; be reu-(lily ascertained by the operator that this required volume is being prov?- 'lhisi11ve -'i ;m eletee to u w".- I

and indicating up erutus for mu or steam adepiecl for use in a generating I the letter is Iegisiered by ike pressure or other like system which is exlapiie to be ge ;e, iihe operator can, by a glance atthe reacl directly in units of. volume Without dlul of ike ape- 13.7 tentl i see how much eelculatlou on the pal-u of ihe opemtoz: o steam passmg iilju'ougll lue disk, a. reading The mveutmu eonslsts 1n the matltere he limiter set forh, anal more putriiculw 0:. (en pounds, for example ou the gage '15 meanmg that ten poumls o1: steam per mm- Ll V 1 I I i meted out 111 the a )enoecl elunus, muie 1s oessulg uluoueu the cllsk. B orthorva 1 u The drawing is new largely diagram-- more the size of the main is so propormutic, of a volume regula lu and indicator tiouel in relation to zhe orifice that the presemboclying features of the invention. sure of o eam it sues from the orifice is so The drawing is herein illusfl-atesl in eounot more than lluee ifths o; the initial. or

nection with e gas pl'oilucer imlicatecl at L messy-1n mule? ,toi arrangement \7 S 01: the type whereln Ste-sou 1s iorced. lute any Ilueiuut one 111 me new preesure m the l l I l let 2 and outlelf 3 an intake 4 and exhaust velocity oi the steam: passing illrough the 8& 5, suitable slmeo'll' valves 6 will tee 7 and 1 orifice. conventional fittings being used to uoeomi The elzroeile valve 18 is preferably plish this, and the steam being supplieo ed to be looked when. set at any point" litfrom any convenient source of generation is usecl as a. convenient means for meat-easing through a main 8, ]'or decreasing the pressure of sleum euterso A constant pressure re mleioe 9 on S i n: SQ'PFITQLUZ", instead of mecljusiug tlle pxz'eferred type receives the steam from the z'uetle essm'e 9 in euse main encl dleolmrges it at e uniform lull 1e ales. 51o the volume off steam pressure shrougltl u throttle valve 16 lulio which Iuey be done by lessee-sing or ale 9. seeaux separator 11 of e suitable form. A clisl; or diaphragm 152 with aperture-e i is placed in the outletol the sepmruimr l e registering pressure gage 14 set read, in l lo the disk. 7i)

creasing t preesuze of steam dellvereil lo sary that it be placed here, as it may be connected to the main anywhere between the throttle valve and the diaphragm. The separator itself may be omitted where dry gas is to be used, or Where'the disk is placed in a vertical means, the diaphragm being placed in a suitable fitting in. the main itself. By this arrangement the operator is enabled to set the apparatus to deliver any required amount ofsteam and can also see how much steam is being forced into the producer.

The disk may be replaced by any form of reductor Whose constant is known or is readily determined, and other changes in the details of the construction may be made Without @cpartin from the soirit of the invention and l d?) not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of What I claim as my invention is 1. A volume regulator for steam or gas comprising in combination a supply main, regulating means constructed to automatically maintain a constant initial pressure in the main, means constructed to automatically indicate the initial absolute pressure in the main, and a reducing means located in the main beyond the pressure indicator means constructed to 'ischarge units: in Weight, per unit of time, equal in number to the units of absolute pressure indicated by the pressure gage.

2. "A volume regulator and indicator for steam. or gas comprising in combinations supply main, regulating means constructed to automatically maintain ajconstant initial pressure in themain, means located in the main for changing the pressure beyond theregulating .means to any,.desired point,

means adapted to automatically indicate the initial absolute pressure in the main,

' and a diaphragm in the main beyond the registering means having an aperture through which the contents of the main is discharged, adapted to discharge units of weight per unit of time equal in number to the units of ztbsolute pressure shown by the indicating means.

3. A volume regulator and indicator for steam or gas comprising in combination a supply main, egulating means constructed to automatically maintain a constant initial pressure in the main, means located in the main for changing the pressure beyond the regulating means to any desired point, means adapted to automatically indicate the initial absolute pressure in the main, and reducing means through which the contents of the main is discharged, adapted to dis charge units in Weight per unit of time equal in numberto the units of absolute pressure shown by the indicating means.

see ma 4. A volume regulator and indicator for steam. or gas comprising in combination a supply main, a regulating valve in the main adapted to automatically maintain a constant initial pressure' in the main, means adapted to change the pressure beyond the regulating valve in the main to any desired point, means beyond the reducing means adapted to automatically indicate the pressure in the main, and a diaphragm in the main beyond the registering means having an aperture through which the contents of the main is dischargedadapted to deliver units of Wei ht per unit of time equal in shown by the indicating means.

steam or gas comprising in combination a supply main, an automatic pressure regulating valve in the main, a throttle valve in the main, beyond the regulating valve, an :automatic pressure indicating gage-connected to the foam beyond'the throttle valve,and a diaphragm in the main beyond thegage havngga restricted aperture through which the contents of the main is discharged, adapted to deliver units of. weight per unit of time equal in number to the units of absolute pressure indicated by the gage. 4

6, The combination With 'a gas producer of means for introducing a definite volume of steam thereto comprising a supply main, a flteam separator connected to the producer into which the main discharges, means 10- cat'ed in the main and adapted to automatically maintain a constant initial pressure in l the steam supplied to the separator, means adapted to indicate the pressure in the sep arator, and means governing the discharge from the separator to the'producer adapted tp deliver units in Weight of steam per unit ell. time equal in number to the units of absolute pressure shown in the indicating means. 7. The combination with a gas producer of means for introducing a definite volume of steam thereto in a predetermined period or time comprising a supply main, a steam separator connected to the producer into which the main discharges, means located in a constantinitial pressure in the steam supplied to the separator, means adapted to indicate the pressure in the separator in phragm in the separator having arestricted outlet adapted to dehyer pounds weight per l minute into the producer equal in number to I the pounds of absolute pressure shown on the I recording gage. I

8. The combination with a gas producer of means tor introducing a definite volume of steam thereto, comprising a supply main,-

an automatic pressure regulating valve l therein, a reducing throttle valve in the main 5. A volume regulator and indicator for the main adapted to automatically maintain pounds of absolute pressure, and a dia-.

numberto tie. units 0t absolute pressure" beyond the regufiat-in valve, a steam sepamtar beyond 5:1 3 tin-git a valve, 2% selfregistev ing pressure gage on the separator reading it; pounds 0.? absolute pressuzzgland 9% diaphra n in the separator having a restricted openmg through which the steam passes into 'tlw reducer; adapted to deliver the same num 1'- e35. pmmds n Weight per minute as g 1 O In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

. FRANK L. CROSS. Witnesses:

C. R. STICKNEY, ADOLPH BARTHEL. 

